Capital Investment Plan 2009 - Heathrow Airport

The Q5 CAA decision allowed for monies to be spent on PSDH related work. The nature
of the current PSDH position is outlined in Appendix A: Project for the Sustainable
Development of Heathrow.
In addition consultation has been undertaken with the airline community with regard to
the use of Q5 PSDH monies to actively safeguard for PSDH related development. The
two areas of discussion have been around T2C and Eastern Maintenance Base
safeguarding.
Of these the significant elements for CIP 2009 are the safeguarding works in and
around T2B to enable a future T2C to be built. Appendix K: PDS – Eastern Campus
Phase 2 Enabling provides further details of the possible Q5 safeguarding funding
requirements in respect of T2C.
The current consultation on T2C safeguarding concluded in February 2009 with the
following statement being made 19 by the airline community.
“Airlines accept that the £2.8m for T2B substructure & tunnel design should be drawn
down from the 2009/10 PSDH expenditure.
This approval of the £2.8m from PSDH expenditure in 2009/10 should not be
misinterpreted as approval from the airline community of the general use of PSDH
funding for non-R3/T6 expenditure for the remainder of the quinquennium, either on
T2C or other projects. As the priority, HAL must detail the anticipated Q5 expenditure
necessary to ensure that R3/T6 is delivered at the earliest opportunity. The primary basis
for the fund is to ensure a swift response to the Government’s go-ahead for Runway 3
and submission of a planning application at the earliest possible date.
Before any consideration/approval of the use of any remaining PSDH expenditure is
given for other projects, HAL must demonstrate the requirement for alternative
expenditure [egT2C]. Given the current economic climate, HAL must also engage with
the airline community to ensure the correct balance between the requirement of other
projects and the potential to return funding.
The airline community will continue to discuss their interpretation of the PSDH funding
agreement with BAA and CAA to ensure a fair and appropriate response to PSDH
requirements. The airlines continue to maintain that they agreed to include PSDH
funding in the Q5 settlement only on the basis that funds would be added to the CIP in
the year after they were expended.”
On the basis of this agreement change control paperwork (Refer to section 5.7) is being
presented to formally transfer budgets.
3.8.2 List of Projects
BCT Number and Project Name as shown in Schedules
R3T6 : PSDH Q5
Table 13: Q5 Projects – PSDH
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The text in purple was sent, by way of formal agreement to decisions taken in the PSDH
Working Group on 12 th February 2009, from David Stewart (IATA) on 22 nd February 2009 by
email to HAL.
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